HELP files in 5.6 filepro on Windows7 - FYI

[Richard Kreiss]

John,

Bet someone will write an app to translate the .hlp format to something else
, ie HTML or whatever.

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
[mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
Behalf Of John Esak
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 6:10 PM
To: joe at magnatechonline.com; 'Nancy Palmquist'
Cc: 'filePro Mailing List'
Subject: RE: HELP files in 5.6 filepro on Windows7 - FYI

How funny... What, didn't they pay their fair cap and trade fee on their
spot in the O/S?  What's next .pdf.  Who don't they own?  Is that what it
comes down to?  

Anyone who has even only glancingly read this list knows that I am a pretty
die-hard supporter of the Microsoft Windows GUI.  I always or mostly always
defend MS.  However, dropping support for the .hlp format/protocol?  Well,
that doesn't seem like a sound or even just fair path to take.  When I think
of the nearly year and a half I put in on converting/writing the filePro
manual for .hlp (and theby .html) mark up.... It is immensely bothersome.
If the amount of effort I put in represents anywhere close to the enormous
time and energy people and companies have put in to .hlp materials... This
decision... Circa Vista or circa Windows 7 or circa anytime ever.... It's
pretty horrendous. I can't imagine what their defense for doing this is?
Yes, yes, I know it must be money... But what about all the material out
there in .hlp format?

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
m] On Behalf Of Joe Chasan
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:42 PM
> To: Nancy Palmquist
> Cc: filePro Mailing List
> Subject: Re: HELP files in 5.6 filepro on Windows7 - FYI
> 
> On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 05:27:35PM -0400, Nancy Palmquist wrote:
> > Guys,
> > 
> > To answer Richards question, I just tried to open the .hlp 
> files that 
> > are installed with 5.6 on my new Windows 7 computer.
> > 
> > It turns out that Windows7 does not come with the required 
> .exe file to 
> > open the .hlp file for filePro's manual.
> > 
> > It did offer to help me download the correct thing, if I needed it.
> > 
> > But under my XP virtual mode, I did have the right .exe to 
> open the .hlp 
> > file.
> > 
> > So this is something to be aware if you have customers that will be 
> > loading Windows7.
> > Nancy
> 
> thats not new - the .hlp support already disappeared with Vista
>  
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